Accounting Manager

Description

United Recovery & Remarketing (UR2) is seeking an experienced and driven Accounting Manager to join our growing corporate team in Collierville, Tennessee. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys leading people, and wants to play a key role in supporting a dynamic, multi-state organization.

As Accounting Manager, you will oversee day-to-day accounting operations for a multi-entity, privately held organization, ensure financial accuracy and compliance, develop staff, and partner with leadership to drive business success. If you are analytical, detail-oriented, and passionate about continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Management & Reporting

• Manage the monthly and annual close processes for multiple entities.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of entity-level & consolidated financial statements.
• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Maintain compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Analyze financial results and provide variance analysis and operational insights to leadership.

Multi-Entity Accounting Oversight

• Oversee accounting operations for multiple affiliated companies, including intercompany transactions and consolidations.
• Ensure proper allocation of shared expenses and reconciliation of intercompany balances.
• Coordinate entity-specific reporting, tax support, and compliance requirements.

ERP Transition & Systems Leadership

• Serve as a key accounting lead in the transition from QuickBooks to NetSuite.
• Partner with leadership, consultants, and cross-functional teams on ERP implementation activities, including data migration, process mapping, testing, training, and go-live support.
• Develop and improve accounting workflows, internal controls, and reporting structures within NetSuite.
• Assist in establishing standardized processes and best practices across all entities.
• Support ongoing NetSuite optimization, reporting enhancements, and automation initiatives after implementation.

Leadership & Team Management

• Supervise, mentor, and develop accounting staff.
• Establish performance expectations and support employee development.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and service-oriented department culture.
• Allocate workload and ensure department deadlines are consistently achieved.

Audit, Compliance & Controls

• Coordinate annual tax preparation support.
• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with company policies.
• Support banking, insurance, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Assist leadership with special projects as needed.

Salary is negotiable based on previous experience and skills.

Requirements

Education/Training/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
• 5-8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including supervisory responsibilities.
• Experience managing accounting functions for multiple companies or entities required.
• Prior experience in a privately held or mid-sized company environment preferred.
• Experience participating in ERP implementations or major accounting system transitions strongly preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting.
• Experience with or exposure to QuickBooks preferred.
• Experience with or exposure to Oracle NetSuite ERP strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
• Experience with consolidations, intercompany accounting, and ERP system administration.

Leadership Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with multi-location or multi-division organizations.
• Experience improving accounting workflows and implementing process automation.
• Familiarity with tax, payroll, and multi-state compliance environments.
• Prior involvement in ERP conversion projects, particularly QuickBooks to NetSuite migrations.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit for long periods of time, and walk/stand regularly
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and perform physical tasks (e.g., stooping, bending kneeling)